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A skin abscess is a tender mass generally surrounded by a colored area from pink to deep red. Abscesses are often easy to feel by touching. The vast majority of them are caused by infections. Inside, they are full of pus, bacteria and debris. Painful and warm to touch, abscesses can show up any place […]

Cystic acne is a severe type of acne in which the pores in the skin become blocked, leading to infection and inflammation. The skin condition mainly affects the face, but also often affects the upper trunk and upper arms. Acne most often affects adolescents and young adults, with an estimated 80 percent of people between […]

Blackheads look like black dots that have formed on your skin. Blackheads are called open comedones. Comedones are the skin-colored bumps that form when you have a pimple. In the case of blackheads, these comedones consist of follicles beneath your skin with very large openings, or pores. When you have blackheads, these large pores become […]

A women’s breasts are very important to her and, of course, it is important for her to feel comfortable and confident with them. However, breasts naturally sag over time, losing their firmness and elasticity. There are many companies out there that claim they have the perfect remedy if you buy their cream or lotion. However, […]

Blackheads are a type of acne in which the pores in the skin gets filled with dead skin, causing it to turn black. They are very common in everyone but usually seen in people that have oily skin. Infected blackheads are usually seen on the nose and forehead even though they can occur on any […]

The hobo spider is a type of funnel-building spider native to Europe. It is not usually aggressive unless provoked and there have been very few confirmed cases of hobo spider bites. The species was introduced to North America in the 1900s and today inhabits several American states and Canadian provinces in the Pacific Northwest. While […]

The term parasite refers to organisms that infest another organism where it lives and feeds. Some of these parasites are microscopic and not visible to the naked eye whereas other parasites are relatively large. Human intestinal parasites are either one-cell organisms or intestinal worms that live in the small or large intestine and consume nutrients […]

Because of their dark color, blackheads are easy to spot on the skin. They’re slightly raised, although they aren’t painful because they aren’t inflamed like pimples. Pimples form when bacteria invade the blockage in the hair follicle, causing redness and inflammation. Many acne medications are available at drug and grocery stores without a prescription. These […]

An epidermoid cyst (Epidermal Inclusion cyst, Infundibular cyst), is a benign growth commonly found in the skin and typically appears on the face, neck or trunk, but can occur anywhere on the body. Another name used is “sebacous cyst” but this is actually an antiquated misnomer, and is not a term used by dermatologists. They […]

Testicular cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of one or both testicles. The testicles are 2 egg-shaped glands located inside the scrotum (a sac of loose skin that lies directly below the penis). The testicles are held within the scrotum by the spermatic cord, which also contains the […]